In a statement, his manager said: “Mr Last passed away yesterday [June 9 2015] in Florida, peacefully and in the presence of his family.”

Born Hans Last on April 17 1929, the man always known to friends as Hansi became highly adept at adapting pop hits to big band arrangements and in his lifetime he sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. He performed about 2,500 live concerts during a career spanning five decades, after clinching his first record deal in 1964.

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